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The highest-poverty public high schools in Pennsylvania · page 4

Ranks 151–200 of the highest-poverty public schools in Pennsylvania. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
151Wyalusing Valley JSHSWyalusing, PAWyalusing Area SDHigh58698.8%
152Coudersport Area JSHSCoudersport, PACoudersport Area SDHigh24498.8%
153Beaver Falls Area SHSBeaver Falls, PABig Beaver Falls Area SDHigh48698.8%
154Mount Union Area SHSMount Union, PAMount Union Area SDHigh32398.8%
155Shenandoah Valley JSHSShenandoah, PAShenandoah Valley SDHigh54698.7%
156Mahanoy Area JSHSMahanoy City, PAMahanoy Area SDHigh54398.7%
157Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh61898.7%
158Dover Area High SchoolDover, PADover Area SDHigh97998.7%
159Coatesville Intermediate High SchoolCoatsville, PACoatesville Area SDHigh82698.7%
160Mount Carmel Area High SchoolMount Carmel, PAMount Carmel Area SDHigh50398.6%
161Bentworth SHSBentleyville, PABentworth SDHigh35998.6%
162Uniontown Area SHSUniontown, PAUniontown Area SDHigh71698.6%
163Shamokin Area High SchoolShamokin, PAShamokin Area SDHigh67598.5%
164Catasauqua SHSNorthampton, PACatasauqua Area SDHigh46798.5%
165Benton Area High SchoolBenton, PABenton Area SDHigh20098.5%
166Motivation High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh19998.5%
167Louis E Dieruff High SchoolAllentown, PAAllentown City SDHigh1,91498.5%
168Towanda Area JSHSTowanda, PATowanda Area SDHigh70998.4%
169Warren Area High SchoolWarren, PAWarren County SDHigh70498.4%
170School of the FuturePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh56998.4%
171Fels Samuel High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,25598.4%
172Bensalem Twp High SchoolBensalem, PABensalem Township SDHigh2,15198.4%
173Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh84098.3%
174Derry Area SHSDerry, PADerry Area SDHigh59898.3%
175Steel Valley SHSMunhall, PASteel Valley SDHigh41598.3%
176Reading SHSReading, PAReading SDHigh4,87998.3%
177Ambridge Area High SchoolAmbridge, PAAmbridge Area SDHigh70598.3%
178Kensington Health SciencesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh45798.2%
179Mid Valley Secondary CenterThroop, PAMid Valley SDHigh89898.2%
180Central High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh2,32998.2%
181New Brighton Area High SchoolNew Brighton, PANew Brighton Area SDHigh38298.2%
182Apollo-Ridge High SchoolSpring Church, PAApollo-Ridge SDHigh32798.2%
183West Mifflin Area High SchoolWest Mifflin, PAWest Mifflin Area SDHigh96498.1%
184Gateway SHSMonroeville, PAGateway SDHigh1,15298.0%
185James Buchanan High SchoolMercersburg, PATuscarora SDHigh72197.9%
186Galeton JSHSGaleton, PAGaleton Area SDHigh14497.9%
187River Valley High SchoolBlairsville, PARiver Valley SDHigh42797.9%
188Eisenhower MS/HSRussell, PAWarren County SDHigh42597.9%
189Iroquois JSHSErie, PAIroquois SDHigh56097.9%
190Hanover Area JSHSHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDHigh97797.9%
191Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh51097.8%
192Valley JSHSNew Kensington, PANew Kensington-Arnold SDHigh90597.8%
193Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia Electrical & Technology CHSHigh62997.8%
194Bethlehem-Center JSHSFredericktown, PABethlehem-Center SDHigh44897.8%
195Parkway Center City Middle CollegePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh43697.7%
196Dr Robert Ketterer CS IncLatrobe, PADr Robert Ketterer CS IncHigh12797.6%
197Penn Wood High SchoolLansdowne, PAWilliam Penn SDHigh1,14897.6%
198Mastery CS-Pickett CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Pickett CampusHigh92997.5%
199Arts Academy at Benjamin RushPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh59997.3%
200Academy at PalumboPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SDHigh1,22597.0%
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